About MLSA
The Massachusetts Library Staff Association represents more than 500 public librarians in 31 municipalities across the state of Massachusetts. Our purpose is to bring together library employees in the spirit of mutual assistance and cooperation to obtain the rights to which all working people are entitled. We aim to raise the standards within the profession by securing working conditions essential to being able to provide the best professional service to all those who use our libraries. MLSA affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers in 2019.
Meet the Executive Board
The Executive Board of the MLSA is comprised of four elected positions as well as the Chapter Chair (or equivalent position) of all Member Libraries. The Executive Board currently meets bimonthly on the second Wednesday of the month.
Pat Kelly, President
Photo & bio to come.
Allie Hahn, Vice-President
Allie (she/her) has been working in libraries since she was 14 (and volunteering since she was 12). She obtained her MIS from Florida State University in 2018. Currently, she is the Children's Librarian at the Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library. She also serves as the President of the Boston Librarians Union. Allie was elected as MLSA Vice-President in November 2025. Some of her favorite books include The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, and Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. You can reach Allie at alliehahn4928@gmail.com.
Lori Solatto, Secretary
Lori has been a MLSA member since 2001 and the appointed Secretary in October 2004 and subsequently elected in 2005. She has worked at the Middleborough Public Library for almost 25 years and for the last 10 years has been the Head of Technical Services. Prior to that she was an Assistant Manuscripts Curator at the RI Historical Society. Remarkably Bright Creatures, The Berry Pickers, and The Women are among some of her favorite books.
Matt Amory, Treasurer
Matt was elected Treasurer of the Massachusetts Library Staff Association in 2013 while working as a part-time Technology Librarian at the Wayland Free Public Library. Though he now works full time in the Canton Public Library and is a member of AFSCME Local 362, he has continued in his role as MLSA Treasurer.
Member Libraries
Abington Public Library
Attleboro Public Library
Belmont Public Library
Boston Public Library
Braintree Thayer Public Library
Bridgewater Public Library
Cambridge Public Library
Everett Public Libraries
Foxborough Boyden Library
Franklin Pubic Library
Grafton Public Library
Holbrook Public Library
Hull Public Library
Lexington Cary Library
Lynnfield Public Library
Medford Public Library
Middleborough Public Library
Mildford Town Library
North Reading Flint Memorial Library
Pepperell Lawrence Library
Quincy Thomas Crane Public Library
Salem Public Library
Sandwich Public Library
Seekonk Public Library
Stoneham Public Library
Stoughton Public Library
Wakefield Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Waltham Public Library
Wayland Free Public Library
Weston Public Library
Weymouth Public Libraries
West Springfield Public Library
Winthrop Public Library & Museum
Woburn Public Library
AFT Public Employees
AFT Public Employees is the division of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) that represents federal, state and local government employees.
Though the AFT was once exclusively a union of teachers, today its membership is composed of more than 1.2 million public service professionals throughout the country who are united by a common cause: to provide services that strengthen, secure and protect our communities.
Together, we are one union committed to the effective representation of public service professionals, and the promotion of the principles and public services that have grown our great democracy.
Organizing and mobilizing are essential among public sector professionals because decisions about our jobs – funding levels, program priorities, wages and benefits – are determined by policymakers in politically-charged environments. Through strong legislative and political action capacity at every level of the union based on member involvement, we secure better contracts and legislation that recognize the value of public services and the contributions made every day by government employees.
AFT Mission Statement
The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.